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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Glen Alan Reidhaar, Lexington, KY (US);
Glen Alan Reidhaar, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A roll assembly according to one example embodiment includes a rotatable input shaft. The input shaft is supported by a housing. At least one gear is mounted on the input shaft. A carrier frame is mounted on the input shaft and rotatable independent of the input shaft. A plurality of rolls is rotatably mounted about a periphery of the carrier frame. An axial direction of rotation of each roll is transverse to the rotational axis of the input shaft. Each roll has a contact surface and a gear face that is operatively coupled to the at least one gear. A first one-way clutching surface is positioned between one of (1) at least a portion of the rolls and the carrier frame, (2) the carrier frame and the input shaft, (3) the carrier frame and a portion of the housing, and (4) a combination thereof.